Both losses were to self raters. One was a legit 3.5 player and the other one was borderline 4.0! The "3.5" guy only lost 1 match all season and that was to the "4.0". Obviously that guy didn't lose any...

great 3.0 record! i would bet you'd move to 3.5..its never about what court you play is all about who you played against and what their DR is. if you dont move all the better becasue you can aslways play up to 3.5 anyway and then dominate post season at the level you stay at! you'd be any good 3.0 team captains' dream! you can never get DQ'd ! Distrcit..sectionals..nationals,,thats what its about!

Thanks for the input and the kind words everyone! Yes, would love to get bumped up as a morale booster. I had a similar record last year which was my first USTA season and also made the playoffs then as well. Did not get bumped up last year, hence my questions about being bumped up this year.

As a result I was a "benchmark" this year. As was mentioned, you cannot appeal the benchmark and I had to play at 3.0. I can definitely still improve as evidenced by the couple of losses. I loved how the guys that beat me were self-rated and could have easily been at 3.5 or 4.0!